# Cluster C: 11 Biostatistics

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · 2020 · $94,202

## Abstract

The Biostatistics Core (Biostats) is a centralized and dedicated resource structured to meet 
biostatistical needs of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC). Quality biostatistical 
support promotes good study design, efficient use of resources, and effective analysis of data. 
Biostats provides such support in close collaborations with HCCC members, other shared 
research resources, and administration to advance the research and education missions of the 
HCCC. The comprehensive nature of Biostats assures cost-effective access to biostatistical 
support that includes study design and development; protocol review and study monitoring; 
research data management; statistical analysis and programming; analysis reporting and 
publication; methodological development; and education, training, and professional 
development. The primary resources of Biostats are the expertise and time of its biostatistician 
personnel. In order to meet HCCC biostatistical needs, Biostats includes personnel who have a 
wide range of expertise, including experimental design, clinical trials, statistical computing, 
spatially and temporally correlated data analysis, genetic and genomic data analysis, and 
Bayesian statistics. Personnel are active participants in multiple aspects of the HCCC. They 
serve on the HCCC Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee and the Data Safety and 
Monitoring Committee. In the current grant period, they collaborated with 73 HCCC investigators 
on 269 research projects, including 37 investigator-initiated clinical trials. Collaborations 
involved all research programs and close interactions with the Bioinformatics Shared Resource, 
Population Research Core, and Molecular Epidemiologic Resource, as well as the Clinical 
Research Support Office. Additionally, Biostats provided educational training and professional 
development. It advised 31 trainees on biostatistical methods and results related to supported 
projects, gave seminars, and conducted a biostatistics course for trainees. In summary, Biostats 
is a highly collaborative, productive, and integrated resource that is vital for the HCCC.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9914252
- **Project number:** 5P30CA086862-20
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
- **Principal Investigator:** BRIAN JOSEPH SMITH
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $94,202
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9914252

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9914252, Cluster C: 11 Biostatistics (5P30CA086862-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9914252. Licensed CC0.

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